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RESULTS – SOUTH AUSSIES CONTINUE THE 2023 ASBK CHARGE INTO MORGAN PARK RACEWAY

Filed Under: ASBK, News, Road Racing

Over halfway through the 2023 Championship season the points tables, not to mention on-track rivalries are really starting to heat up. With plenty of anticipation coming into this round, a strong South Aussie contingent loaded the bikes and made the trip to Morgan Park Raceway in sunny Queensland for Round 5 of the 2023 mi-Bike Australian Superbike Championships over the 14 -16th of July. Coming to the business end of the season, we’re seeing riders pulling out all the stops to gain valuable championship points and cement season rankings.

Boy was this round a standout, first of all, we can’t go on without mentioning just some of the fantastic results of the weekend –

Olly Simpson – Continuing to wow fans, he rode exceptionally strong from the get-go, claiming a 2nd place finish in race 1 to kick off the weekend. All warmed up, he continued on to take the P1 top spot for race 2, the round overall win and continue to lead the 2023 ASBK Supersport 600 Championship  – Well done and we can’t wait to see you bring it home for the final Championship races.

Photos courtesy of Tayco_creative.

Ty Lynch – after crashing out whilst leading race 1 and dislocating his shoulder, Ty fought back to claim a third place finish for race 2. He currently sits 5th in Supersport 600 for the round and 3rd overall in the Championship standings – What a great comeback!

 

Photos courtesy of Pit Lane Studio 

Archie Schmidt – Showed the Oceania Junior Cup field how it’s done. He nailed a second place finish in race 1, third place for race 2 and first place finish in race 3. This put him in the P1 hot seat for the round and second place overall for the 2023 Oceania Junior Cup. Pretty spectacular if I do say so myself!!

Photos courtesy of Pit Lane Studio 

Check out your favourite riders social media page below to see their thoughts on the weekend –

Tara Morrison – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087208255688 

Cam Rende – https://www.facebook.com/Cam-Rende-80-103641782246962

Arthur Sissis & Sam Pezzetta –https://www.facebook.com/ArthurSissis61RacingTeam

Olly Simpson https://www.facebook.com/ollysimpsonracing

Dallas Skeer – https://www.facebook.com/DallasSkeerRacing

Ty Lynch – https://www.facebook.com/TyraLynchRacing

Michael Kemp – https://www.facebook.com/michaelkempracing

Dallas Skeer Racing – https://www.facebook.com/DallasSkeerRacing

Declan Carberry – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057635011292

Cooper Rowntree – https://www.facebook.com/CooperRowntree57

Brock Quinlan – https://www.facebook.com/brockquinlan87

Ryder Gilbert – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089634796268

Rikki Henry – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076832051611

 

Our riders are currently coming home to rest up before taking off over the border to the iconic Philip Island, though the 27-29 October for Round 6 of the 2023 mi-Bike Australian Superbike Championship and get ever so much closer to the 2023 ASBK finale.

Follow all the ASBK action on the below links –

WEBSITE;             https://www.asbk.com.au/

SOCIALS;              https://www.facebook.com/asbksuperbikes

RESULTS;             https://www.computime.com.au/Default 

 

Round 5 results – and where they are all sitting in the Championship after round 5 of 7 rounds!

RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SUPERBIKES (after round 5 of 7)
Arthur Sissis 8th 9th 9th 9th
Michael Kemp 15th 15th 15th 15th
600 SUPERSPORT (after round 4 of 6)
Olly Simpson 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Ty Lynch 8th 3rd 5th 3rd
Dallas Skeer DNF 7th 12th 7th
Declan Carberry 9th 14th 9th 17th
300 SUPERSPORT (after round 4 of 6)
Sam Pezzetta 8th 8th 8th 6th 9th
Jordy Simpson 10th 10th 14th 10th 12th
Tara Morrison 13th 12th 12th 13th 17th
Ryder Gilbert 15th 15th 15th 16th 20th
Brock Quinlan 17th 16th 18th 19th 23rd
OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP (Round 3) (after Round 3 of 5)
Archie Schmidt 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd
Rikki Henry – – – – 11th
R3 CUP (Round 3) (after Round 3 of 5)
Sam Pezzetta 9th 6th 7th 7th 7th
Jordy Simpson 10th 8th 10th 10th 9th
Cooper Rowntree – – – – 11th
Ryder Gilbert 12th 10th 12th 12th 15th

RESULTS – TRECHEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THE 99 YEAR OLD HARDI 24 HOUR TRIAL

Filed Under: News, Reliability

The weather was wild with high winds and rain showers, which is usually a good excuse to stay indoors for the weekend. However, this did not stop hundreds of spectators converging at the Eudunda Oval for the start of the 2023 HARDI 24 Hour Trial. Beginning at 11:01am Saturday, minute-by-minute, 164 competitors started on 133 machines, which includes 31 sidecars and 102 solos. Some described The course as ‘brutal’ due to dry conditions in some areas exposing rocks and winds causing havoc with course marking.

The Did-Not-Finish list totalled 53 machines by the finish on Sunday afternoon, with 80 completing the full event. Many Sidecars that did finish limped home with mechanical issues. Provisional results show that in Open Solos, #83 Cooper Sheidow, who always looked in command, pulled off a convincing provisional win with 22095 points, ahead of 2nd place #79 Sean Throup with 23284 and 3rd #90 Jamie Banks – 23363 points. In Open Sidecars, #6 Shane ‘Crash’ Schiller and Steven ‘Stiff’ Doecke, while sitting in second place for most of the trial, put in a blistering 4th lap to take the provisional win in the final section by 11 seconds with a total of 26094 points. #8 Max Hutchesson and Sam Hutchesson took second place with 26105 points after battling with Crash and Stiff all night. 3rd place was claimed by #4 Bradley Manuel and Ash Ball with 26990 points.

Full provisional results are available at www.24hrtrial.com The organising committee would like to thank the hundreds of people involved in ensuring a successful event including volunteers, officials, control keepers, caterers, medical staff, fuel suppliers, landowners, Eudunda Sporting club, the Regional Council of Goyder and all others. The 2023 HARDI 24 Hour Trial Presentation Night was at 7:30pm Saturday July 15th 2023 at the Vine Inn Barossa, Nuriootpa. Preparations are continuing for the 24 Hour Trial Centenary in 2024, celebrating the oldest motorcycling event in Australia.

Thanks go out to SandPlow Photography for the photos of all the weekend action and congratulations to all the 24 Trial Committee for another fantastic year.

#6 Shane ‘Crash’ Schiller/ Steven ‘Stiff’ Doecke leaving control                  #17 Kristy Schultz and Ayla Plowman doing it for the ladies.

on their way for their 2023  journey.

Final Outright Results for the 99th Anniversary Hardi 24 Hour:

Open Sidecar

Place Number Name Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Stages Total Gap
1. 6 Shane Schiller / Steven Doecke C 6261 6496 6782 6555 48 26094 +0
2. 8 Max Hutchesson / Sam Hutchesson C 6122 6503 6771 6709 48 26105 +11
3. 4 Bradley Manuel / Ashley Ball C 6433 6605 6863 7089 48 26990 +896
4. 1 Shane Beckmann / Adam Brook C 6649 6698 7010 7121 48 27478 +1384
5. 3 Daniel Plowman / Bradley Brook C 6470 6689 7763 6921 48 27843 +1749
6. 7 Matthew Neldner / Aiden Wilksch C 6714 6992 7384 7303 48 28393 +2299
7. 17 Kristy Schultz / Ayla Plowman K 7065 7564 7881 7419 48 29929  +3835
8. 19 Zak Smith / Brendan Noble K 6771 7564 8071 7743 48 30149 +4055
9. 29 Cameron Donald / Clint Grabham J 7639 8037 8384 8600 48 32660 +6566
10. 5 Shaun Blenkiron / Nathan Saegenschnitter c 7786 9296 8341 7684 48 33107 +7013
11. 21 Aaron Silvy / Jaron Silvy K 9563 10923 10922 11885 48 43293 +17199
DNF 24 Anthony Weckert / Damien Nash J 8594 10375 12093 16122 48 47184 –
DNF 11 Russell Bailey / Marc Oxley K 6981 7347 8049 5068 44 27445 –
DNF 30 David Pratt / Adrian Rohrlach J 7101 7641 8168 4635 41 27545 –
DNF 28 Shane Noble / Alison Fuller J 7859 8832 8792 0 34 25483 –
DNF 12 Aaron Saegenschnitter / Ryan Pritchard K 6854 7496 3918 0 30 18268 –
DNF 23 Gary Waldhuter / James Waldhuter J 8329 7599 1968 0 28 17896 –
DNF 30 Shaun Buckley / Brett Harding K 6696 7375 0  0 24 14071 –
DNF 10 Darren Winter / Cooper Winter C 8699 10526 0  0 24 19225 –
DNF 16 Jamie Giles / Joe Noble K 7548 10769  0  0 22 18317 –
DNF 14 Christopher Paunola / Alex Turner K 7197 5174  0  0 20 12371 –
DNF 15 James Rowe / Michael Schiller K 7218 5252  0  0 20 12470 –
DNF 27 Colin Simpson / Matthew Schutz J 7758 5467  0  0 20 13225 –
DNF 9 Jarred Beckmann / Sean Schrapel C 8838 4692  0  0 18 13530 –
DNF 20 Jason Whitfield / Jamie O’Brien K 10331 3079  0  0 16 13410 –
DNF 25 Barry Buckley / Hector Evans J 7675 951  0  0 14 8626 –
DNF 18 Michael Kerin / Josh Schutz K 6882 0  0  0 12 6882 –
DNF 26 John Davies / Kym Menadue J 7624 0  0  0 12 7624 –
DNF 22 Adam Buckley / Kym Schunke K 8696 0  0  0 12 8696 –
DNF 31 Tony Codrington / Adam Lange J 5422 0  0  0 7 5422
DNF 2 Mark Launer / Tyson Rohrlach C 5588  0  0  0 6 5588

 

Open Solo

Place Number Name Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Stages Total Gap
1. 83 Cooper Sheidow A 5266 5641 5753 5435 48 22095 +0
2. 79 Sean Throup A 5505 6359 5933 5487 48 23284 +1189
3. 90 Jamie Banks A 5670 5933 6041 5719 48 23363 +1268
4. 80 Clinton Voigt A 5637 6000 6259 5830 48 23726 +1631
5. 87 Daniel Prior A 5715 6102 6192 5933 48 23942 +1847
6. 95 Jacob Smith A 5676 6110 6384 6028 48 24198 +2103
7. 84 Anthony Diener A 5731 6127 6407 5934 48 24199 +2104
8. 82 Adam Wright A 5795 6172 6316 5994 48 24277 +2182
9. 81 Todd Muster A 5795 6046 6325 6359 48 24525 +2430
10. 86 Jesse Lange A 5833 6286 6586 6429 48 25134 +3039
11. 88 Sam Wegener A 6016 6396 6563 6275 48 25250 +3155
12. 124 Rhys Jenke CL 6011 6562 6553 6287 48 25413 +3318
13. 94 Ben Mayne A 5819 6245 6741 6621 48 25426 +3331
14. 109 Charley Kerin CO 6279 6454 6536 6222 48 25491 +3396
15. 92 Ryley Mullan A 5988 6660 6631 6276 48 25555 +3460
16. 113 Samuel Nenasheff CO 6539 6476 6518 6122 48 25655 +3560
17. 112 Ryan Heidenreich CO 6411 6509 6756 6310 48 25986 +3891
18. 115 Dwayne Rumsey CL 6177 6616 6841 6463 48 26097 +4002
19. 130 Clayton Fechner CL 6415 6752 6981 6593 48 26741 +4646
20. 93 Sean Smith A 6133 6831 6968 6897 48 26829 +4734
21. 117 Noah Riebke CL 6377 6964 7179 6663 48 27183 +5088
22. 54 Warrick Doecke CO 6191 7014 7310 6950 48 27465 +5370
23. 55 Nathan Freeman CO 6232 7485 7173 6600 48 27490 +5395
24. 104 Simon Haydon CL 6542 6941 7305 6865 48 27653  +5558
25. 89 Tysen Haley A 6297 7279 7401 6783 48 27760 +5665
26. 102 David Schwarz V 6553 7050 7291 6973 48 27867 +5772
27. 107 Jack Wormald CO 6393 7138 7494 6855 48 27880 +5785
28. 127 Angus Schild CO 6481 7154 7477 6813 48 27925 +5830
29. 47 William Moore CO 6544 7320 7256 6968 48 28088  +5993
30. 43 Alex Doecke CO 6576 7038 7460 7156 48 28230 +6135
31. 144 Aiden Thompson CO 6560 7259 7496 6956 48 28271  +6176
32. 145 Joshua Kleemann CO 6678 7238 7496 6864 48 28276 +6181
33. 157 Daniel Pizzey CO 6393 7404 7947 6690 48 28434 +6339
34. 151 Grant Stephen CO 6515 7316 7624 7162 48 28617 +6522
35. 114 Kurtis Riebke CL 6072 6585 9661 6416 48 28734 +6639
36. 132 Nicholas Schulz CL 6939 7227 7490 7356 48 29012 +6917
37. 57 Chris Thomas CO 6600 7660 7617 7351 48 29228 +7133
38. 59 Duane Woolford V 6420 7696 7821 7323 48 29260 +7165
39. 108 Brett Hall M 6482 7571 7864 7401 48 29318 +7223
40. 45 Greg slattery M 6821 7295 7644 7562 48 29322 +7227
41. 53 Jared Plush CO 6590 7400 7824 7518 48 29332 +7237
42. 103 Louis Kerin CO 7075 6908 7280 8221 48 29484 +7389
43. 101 Hayden Burgemeister CO 7093 7405 7542 7490 48 29530 +7435
44. 154 Shaun Harman V 6324 6876 9063 7392 48 29655  +7560
45. 123 Byron Hoffmann CO 6808 7962 7275 7695 48 29740 +7645
46. 134 Simon Pilepich CL 7072 7667 7880 7159 48 29778 +7683
47. 136 Mark Harrold M 6971 7756 7886 7450 48 30063 +7968
48. 149 Joe Roberts CO 7165 8265 7647 7304 48 30381 +8286
49. 72 Todd Jones CO 7482 7469 8067 7470 48 30488 +8393
50. 122 Samuel Russack CO 7185 7997 8344 7719 48 31245 +9150
51. 140 Samuel Bykow CO 7139 7857 8273 8074 48 31343 +9248
52. 50 Daniel Kotz CL 6835 7865 8660 7998 48 31358 +9263
53. 146 Keegan May CO 7127 8163 8210 7923 48 31423 +9328
54. 120 Joel Schutz CO 6816 8307 8768 7584 48 31475 +9380
55. 137 Simon Evitts V 7738 8330 8568 7680 48 32316 +10221
56. 61 Brodie Allsopp CO 7044 8135 8327 9266 48 32772 +10677
57. 133 Deklan Coppen CO 7471 8421 8836 8170 48 32898 +10803
58. 66 Sani Pfeiffer CO 7414 8405 8974 8415 48 33208 +11113
59. 71 Heidi Giersch L 7663 8262 8988 8377 48 33290  +11125
60. 128 Marcus Coppen CO 7167 9236 9094 7852 48 33349 +11254
61. 153 Saxon Kearns CO 7759 9549 8797 7487 48 33592  +11497
62. 70 Jason Poznic V 7571 8406 8761 8953 48 33691 +11596
63. 129 Ethan Pickstock CO 7460 8656 8910 8943 48 33969 +11847
64. 143 Adam Toolan V 7731 9213 9121 8379 48 34444 +12349
65. 135 James Crosbie CO 8202 8905 9190 8683 48 34980  +12885
66. 48 Stephen Tomlinson M 7452 8603 9778 9159 48 34992 +12897
67. 147 Allan Briscoe M 8203 9054 9761 9393 48 36411 +14316
68. 67 Phil Hodgens V 8282 9695 10241 8986 48 37204  +15109
69. 138 Jack Hogan CL 9245 9777 9972 9614 48 38608 +16513
DNF 121 Jesse Roesler CL 6030 7407 7074 4215 44 24726 –
DNF 150 Dean Abdilla CO 7024 7752 8630 5243 44 28649 –
DNF 105 Mitchell Sims CO 7061 7774 7873 2678 40 25386  –
DNF 141 Bradley Tom V 7267 7876 8456  0 36 23599 –
DNF 46 Ian Kakoschke V 6520 7289 3814  0 30 17623 –
DNF 110 Liam Jenkins CO 6616 7554 3534  0 30 17704 –
DNF 85 Damien Jenke A 5678 6338  0  0 24 12016  –
DNF 96 Scott Irrgang A 6254 6724  0  0 24 12978 –
DNF 158 Tyson Clarke CO 6664 7593  0  0 24 14257 –
DNF 64 Jason Mitchell CO 6640 7838  0  0 24 14478 –
DNF 60 Steve Sparkes M 7134 8474  0  0 24 15608  –
DNF 125 Nicholas Schutz CO 7448 9868  0  0 24 17316 –
DNF 156 Richard Prusa V 8495 9053  0  0 22 17548 –
DNF 65 Liam Sander CO 6087 6193  0  0 21 12280 –
DNF 142 Dominic Burman V 6970 7078  0  0 21 14048 –
DNF 52 Todd Knight CO 6178 4355  0  0 20 10533  –
DNF 155 James Zussino CO 8470 6181  0  0 20 14651 –
DNF 58 Kevin Steinert M 8427 8813  0  0 20 17240 –
DNF 49 Stuart Roydhouse CL 6048 2828  0  0 17 8876 –
DNF 91 Zack Tremaine A 5671 0  0  0 12 5671 –
DNF 152 Donald Owen CO 6634 0  0  0 12 6634 –
DNF 63 Anthony Read CL 6890 0  0  0 12 6890 –
DNF 139 Paul Collins M 7995 0  0  0 12 7995 –
DNF 119 Paul Rumsey M 8873 0  0  0 12 8873 –
DNF 126 Colin Jenke M 11097 0  0  0 12 11097 –
DNF 44 Matthew Davies CO 4830 0  0  0 8 4830 –
DNF 51 Christopher Causer CL 4567 0  0  0 7 4567 –
DNF 106 Leticia Foster L 3824 0  0  0 5 3824 –
DNF 111 Daniel Riebke V 1560 0  0  0 4 1560 –
DNF 118 Curtis Russack CO 2319 0  0  0 4 2259 –
DNF 78 Riley Graham A 3160 0  0  0 4 3160 –
DNF 62 Tyler Read CL 1190 0  0  0 3 1190 –
DNF 42 Hayden Nissen-Cockshutt CO 1492 0  0  0 2 1492 –
DNS 56 Matthew Aimann CO 0 0  0  0 0 0 –
DNS 69 Kevin Lonsdale V 0 0  0  0 0 0 –
DNS 116 Shane Bentley CO 0 0  0  0 0 0 –
DNS 131 Zane Gerlach CL 0 0  0  0 0 0 –

 

Event Wrap Up – 2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup Take On The Bend For Round 3

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Junior Cup

Round 3 of the bLU cRU South Australian Junior Cup held on the 8th/9th of July was an event that was never going to disappoint, with wildcards #11 Judd Plaisted and #34 Elijah Andrew joining the core group of bLU cRU riders and hosted by CAFNIX and Preston MCC at the well renowned The Bend International Circuit.

A Saturday morning dawn coaching session and track tour was the start of the weekend for these young racers, receiving expert advice and tips for each section of the track from Ty Lynch and Samuel Pezzetta ahead of a timed practice for what would be the first time many of these juniors would experience this circuit. Only a single qualifying session after practice meant that rider feedback and bike setup was crucial, and even in wet conditions a blistering pace was set early on by #69 Archie Schmidt, #11 Judd Plaisted and #7 Xayvion Amoy securing front row positions of 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

RACE ONE:: The midday weather continued to prove difficult to predict, and the damp but drying track kept the pit shed busy with last minute tyre changes. Constant battles with countless leader changes between the front runners held the unwavering attention of the crowd and only .3 of a second separated Judd and Archie in first and second places respectively with Xayvion taking the bronze. While in the middle of the pack #99 Jai Strugnell and #46 Ghage Plowman were relentless in their battles with each other on track.

 

RACE TWO:: Sunday morning’s gentle shower before riders briefing was no challenge for the Pirelli wets on the Yamaha R15’s and with every confidence in their tyres race 2 was nothing short of nail biting. The four front runners Archie, Xayvion, Elijah and Judd finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively, all changing leadership multiple times per lap throughout the four laps and had the crowds of spectators filling the fourth story sky deck balcony striving for the best view and cheering and clapping from start to finish.

Strong finishes from #27 Cooper Pitt, #68 Lucas Warren and #79 Jamie Gregory and constant improvement from #17 Payton Kemp and $42 Josh Schiller meant that every junior competitor was eager to pull their last tricks out of the bag for race three, but unfortunately weather conditions and on track incidents cut the schedule short and finalised proceedings early.

Final outcomes for the weekend were :
🥇Archie Schmidt
🥈Judd Plaisted
🥉Xayvion Amoy
2023 bLU cRU SA Junior Cup Points Table:
With a return to Monarto for Round 4 at the end of August, we are held in suspense in what has been a thrilling first half of the season from these young future champions who showcase the true camaraderie of Motorcycle Road Racing.
🗞 Written by Daniel Amoy
📸 Images by Pit Lane Studio
Thank you again to all of our most generous sponsors.

SOUTH AUSSIES SET TO MAKE AN IMPACT AT THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Filed Under: Motocross, News

Each year the Australian Junior Motocross Championships are the pinnacle showcasing the exceptionally talented junior motocross riders making their impact throughout the land as they grow to National and international success. 

 

For 2023, the annual event heading to the top end is to be held in the Territory at the Acacia Hills Motocross Club on the 11th to 16th of July 2023 after the venue was changed from Alice Springs. 

 

We are thrilled to see 20 of our South Australian motocross juniors make the trip up to take on Australia’s best and make the next step in their motorcycling career – Not only that but some taking on multiple classes. 

 

Join us in wishing all our young riders the best of luck in the ‘top end’. We know you will make us proud. 

 

SA Riders taking on the 2023 Australian Junior Motocross Championships 

(* Riding more than 1 class)

Name Class 
1 Carter Williamson 50cc Auto 7 – U9 years
2 Kobe Smart* 50cc Auto 7 – U9 years
3 Jobe Howard 50cc Auto 7 – U9 years
4 Bodhi Austin 65cc 2-stroke  7 – U10 years
5 Nate Bowman 65cc 2-stroke  7 – U10 years
6  Lachlan Murdoch 65cc 2-stroke  7 – U10 years
7 Jaden Higginson 65cc 2-stroke  7 – U10 years
8  Bailey Thompson 65cc 2-stroke  7 – U10 years
9 Brax Chittleborough 65cc 2-stroke  7 – U10 years
Kobe Smart* 65cc 2-stroke  7 – U10 years
10 Riley Mullen* 65cc 2-stroke  10 – U12 years
11 Nash Metcalfe 65cc 2-stroke  10 – U12 years
12 Ollie Paech 65cc 2-stroke  10 – U12 years
13 Blake Bahnisch 65cc – 85cc 10 – U12 years
14 Declan Smart 85cc 2-stroke & 150 4-stroke (Standard Wheel) 9 – U12 years
Riley Mullen* 85cc 2-stroke & 150 4-stroke (Standard Wheel) 9 – U12 years
15 Brock Smart  85cc 2-stroke & 150 4-stroke (Standard Wheel) 9 – U12 years
16  Ryder Woodrow  85cc 2-stroke & 150 4-stroke (Standard & Big Wheel) 12 – U14 years
17 Dylan Gromball  85cc 2-stroke & 150 4-stroke (Standard & Big Wheel) 12 – U14 years
18 Caleb Churchett  85cc 2-stroke & 150 4-stroke (Standard & Big Wheel) 12 – U14 years
19 Tomi Doble*  85cc 2-stroke & 150 4-stroke (Standard & Big Wheel) 12 – U14 years
Tomi Doble* 100cc – 125cc 2-stroke 13 – U15 years
20 Emily Lambert* FEMALE – 85cc 2-stroke & 150cc 4-stroke (All Wheels) 12 – U16 years
22  Charlize Waldhuter* FEMALE – 85cc 2-stroke & 150cc 4-stroke (All Wheels) 12 – U16 years
Emily Lambert* FEMALE – 100cc to 150cc 2-stroke & 200cc to 250cc 4-stroke 13 – U16 years
Charlize Waldhuter* FEMALE – 100cc to 150cc 2-stroke & 200cc to 250cc 4-stroke 13 – U16 years
22  Danielle Churchett FEMALE – 100cc to 150cc 2-stroke & 200cc to 250cc 4-stroke 13 – U16 years

 

EVENT PREVIEW – 99 YEARS IN THE MAKING – THE ICONIC HARDI 24 HOUR KICKS INTO ACTION FOR 2023

Filed Under: Enduro, News

The HARDI 24-Hour Trial, an annual motorcycle reliability trial that was first run in South Australia in 1924, is the must-see event this weekend. This year, the town of Eudunda once again is the host after a 4-year rest due to pandemic and drought. 168 competitors on 137 machines will begin to file off in one-minute intervals this Saturday 8 July from Main Control at 11.01am at the Eudunda Oval.

With longer distances in competitive stages, this year is sure to be a challenge for both rider and machine. Course conditions are looking favorable due to a good amount of rainfall in June; however, it is almost a certainty that the bikes will find some dust between mallee trees somewhere on the course.  At least 300 volunteers will again be assisting in running the event including many motorcycle clubs running control points spread out around the Eudunda and surrounding districts. Spectators are well catered for with three competitive sections around the course will be on offer this year to the public as designated spectator sections, with many hundreds of spectators expected to be in attendance.

For those looking for refreshments, the Eudunda Sporting Club will be catering to the public at the Main Control for the duration of the event. The Eudunda Roadhouse will remain open all night to offer fuel, food and drinks. The Eudunda Show Society will have 24 Hour Trial merchandise available at Main Control with card facilities 3pm – 6pm Friday and from 9am Saturday.

Again, the field is looking ripe for some tight competition. 2023 sees 31 sidecars line up for the largest sidecar field in 24 years. Last year’s winning rider Shane Beckmann is back with his regular passenger Adam Brook, after Adam had to sit out last year’s Trial due to a Covid diagnosis. Shane will be after a second win to share with Adam.
Shane ‘Crash’ Schiller is celebrating a win in his class in the Welsh 2 Day Enduro in the UK last weekend with last year’s winning passenger Brian Anthony. ’Crash’ will be attacking this year’s 24 Hour Trial with his regular passenger Steven ‘Stiff’ Doecke who have previously won together on three occasions. 4-time winners Mark Launer and Tyson Rohrlach are also fresh off the plane from the Welsh 2 Day and will be looking to carry that momentum into the ’24’. Max and Sam Hutchesson, also 4-time winners are back after Max took a year off due to injury.

Out of the 106 Solos, the Expert class is looking strong. Two-time winner Riley Graham will again front up against 4-time winner Sean Throup. Both past champions have had limited bike time for 2023, but do they have the upper hand with their past knowledge and experience? These two will also have hot competition from locals Zach Tremaine and Clinton Voigt.

Another two riders that will be chasing the #1 spot are Jacob Smith and Cooper Sheidow. Jacob is returning from Condobolin NSW to make amends for his DNF last year and placed 6th at the Finke Desert Race 4 weeks ago, while Cooper won the recent Robertstown Two Day Trial in his first attempt at night riding and finished 6th outright at the Hattah Desert Race last weekend. On top of this, you can throw in a handful of other riders that are capable of a potential win.

Scrutineering of machines will take place on Friday Night. Live timing will again enable the trial to be followed to the second from anywhere around the course and around the world. This means that provisional results will be available shortly after the event with the Presentation Night being held on Saturday 15th July at the Vine Inn Barossa,
Nuriootpa. Live timing can be followed at www.24hrtrial.com

The 24 Hour Trial Organising Committee would like to thank the Regional Council of Goyder for the use of their road network and all the landowners for the generous use of their land. Spectators are asked to respect private and council land, please take all rubbish with them, and take care on the roads.

The committee have been hard at it again, preparing the oldest continuing motorcycle event in Australia as it builds up to the 24 Hour Trial Centenary next year.

Thank you to our sponsors for their continuing support:

NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR

HARDI Australia

PLATINUM
Pitmans Yamaha

GOLD
The Barossa Co-op
Schutz Industries
Valley Power Equipment
Vine Inn Barossa

SILVER
Barossa Motorcycles
GS Moto
Paradise Mazda
Penrice Quarry & Mineral
Modern Air
Schwarz Excavations & Civil

BRONZE
EIF Industries
Kapunda Tyre Service
Southern Moto

#78 Riley Graham 📸 Don Macaulay                                                         #1 Shane Beckmann & Adam Brook 📸 SandPlow Photography 

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A PACKED WEEKEND AT THE BEND FOR 3 EVENTS IN ONE AT THE WEBB PLASTICS SA ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 2

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, State Championship

It’s going to be a huge weekend ahead of action over 7-9 July at the Bend with the Webb Plastics South Australian Road Racing Championships Round 2, the Pirelli Motul Victorian Road Racing Championships Round 2 and the 2023 Horsell Australian F1 & F2 Australian Sidecar Championship Round 2, presented by CAFNIX.

After a spectacular start to the Championship at Mac Park over Easter, the 2023 Championship story continues to the challenging, fast Tailem Bend Motorsport Park Circuit and you bet we have an impressive lineup of riders with over 140 of Australia’s fastest, set to hit the track. 2 Full days, with over 208 bikes filling a world-class lineup of classes -There’s no hotter show in town to be at. 

Entry List:

Across the SA & Vic Championships, there is a total of 31 Superbikes, 22 Supersport 600’s and 24 Supersport 300’s – with some of the big names entered including  Jack Davis and Michael Kemp headlining Superbikes and the Simpson brothers Olly, Mitchell and Jordan, fighting it out in Supersport 600’s. Flying high after taking out the Pro 450CC SA Dirt Track Championships last weekend, Ty Lynch is back on the tarmac this weekend and surely in the mix for Supersport 600  – Will he end up adding the Round 2 SA Road Race Championship trophy to his collection??

(Below): Ty Lynch with sights set at the Bend 📸 Pit Lane Studio.                                            (Below): Olly Simpson is rearing for a big weekend 📸 Pit Lane Studio. 

The bLU cRU SA Junior Cup will also be run, with 12 riders taking to the track, the 10 that have signed on for 2023, plus for this round, 2 wildcard riders Elijah Andrew and Judd Plaisted join the crew. Can Archie Schmidt hold off Xayvion Amoy for another round win or will there be an upset in the Championship standings. 

Current Mallala lap record holder Tara Morrison will be joining Georgia Stephens and Phoenix Agar in the stacked Supersport 300 class.

For the first time outside of the Oceania Junior Cup we have a field of over 20 juniors from SA, Victoria & NSW entered to race. There is no doubt the future of Road Racing in Australia is in very capable hands with these young guns.

The Australian Sidecar Championship will also feature over the weekend, with 21 sidecars entered to hit the track. Current Australian Sidecar Champion Phillip Underwood will again face off against Patrick Clancy in Formula One Sidecar. Previous Isle of Mann racer Royce Rowe has broken in his new bike at Mallala and will be one to watch going up against the stiff competition of Jamie Crass and Michael Alton in Formula 2.

(Above): Australian Sidecar Champion Phillip Underwood                                                                   (Above): Royce Rowe set to take on Formula 2 📸 Pit Lane Studio. 

📸 ASBK – Australian Superbikes.  

Make sure you don’t miss a second of the action and see all the thrills and spills in Junior 11 – 16, Limited, Naked Bike, Pre-Modern 2007, Bears B Roaring Sporties, on the weekend card. 

See the full competitor list – HERE.

Where: 

The SA/Vic Road Racing Championship Round 2 incorporating Round 2 Australian F1 & F2 Sidecar Championship is set to make a roaring return to the iconic Bend Motorsport Park. Entry to the circuit is off the Dukes Highway approx. 25 minutes along the freeway from Murray Bridge. 

Spectator Info:

What more could you want than a weekend of Road Race action at the Bend and the best part…Spectator entry is absolutely FREE!!

All your food and drink needs are taken care of with the well stocked facilities at the Bend, including the Apex Bar x Dining on Level 1 in the heart of the main pit building.

At such an impressive racing circuit, explore and see the action from some great spots, including up on the top viewing decks. Check out the spectator map below for the all access details.

Timetable:

Live Timing:

Head over to Computime to keep up to date with all the results and of course live timing action.

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